[frontporches]

Maize - http://maizelikecorn.bandcamp.com/
Way Yes - http://wayyes.com/album/walkability
Karate Coyote - http://karatecoyotemusic.bandcamp.com/

[dividesak]

Local Music from Anchorage, Alaska.

Thera - http://wearethera.com/
Sicarius http://www.sicariusofficial.com/
The Hoons http://www.thehoons.com

[CavanaughPark]

I live in Phoenix, Arizona.
We have a lot of good local bands. I personally like the retro-pop scene more than anything (although there are a lot of bubblegum All Time Low-sounding bands here....I grew out of those when I was like 13.)
I feel like most of the bands I like are somehow related to the Format. Ha.

Anyways, indie retro-pop and rock.
These are free:
Ladylike (toured with Fun a few years back) http://ladylike.bandcamp.com/album/ladylike-vol-1
Yellow Minute (opened for Ladylike when I saw them)-http://yellowminute.bandcamp.com/alb...you-you-you-me
Roar (did a Sam Means collab recently)-http://quoteunquoterecords.com/qur044.htm
Source Victoria (Aaron Wendt who produced some Format stuff, Justin ex-Limbeck) http://sourcevictoria.bandcamp.com/
Gospel Claws (ex-Dear and the Headlights)-http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/upo...ws_hambone.php
Bogan Via (a lot more synths, not really retro)-https://soundcloud.com/prefixmag/bog...refix-premiere
Kinch (toured with Jimmy Eat World a whole lot)-http://www.kinchband.com/ziptape/
The Necronauts (again, old Format tourmates)-http://necronauts.bandcamp.com/album/necronauts
Here's a free compilation of 28 AZ bands. Most are either pop or folk. 28 free songs. http://riverjonesmusic.bandcamp.com/...ona-music-2012

These are not free but they're also the best of this lot:
Her and Gold (Maria from the old days of Lydia)-http://herandgold.bandcamp.com/
Reubens Accomplice (the old Format fangirl in me has such a soft spot for these dudes) http://reubensaccomplice.bandcamp.com/
Bears of Manitou (lots of ex-Lydia members)-http://bearsofmanitou.bandcamp.com/
Mergence http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mergence1

Not free, don't know too much about these but they've opened for some shows before.
Underground Cities-http://undergroundcities.bandcamp.com/album/arcosanti
Sundressed-http://sundressed.bandcamp.com/

Anyways, that's not even a fraction of the great musicians here. Those are just the ones I remember seeing or hearing of.
Arizona has the best music scene ever.

[Mzd]

[CavanaughPark]

Not from my area, but I do love me some Windsor Drive. Piano rock forever.

[jkim4007]

Horror Squad (punk, Chino)
Heart to Heart (melodic punk, SLO)
The Sheds (melodic hardcore, LA)
Souvenirs (emo/indie, Santa Barbara)
The Bombpops (female fronted punk/pop punk, Oceanside)
Summer Vacation (insanely good punk/pop punk, San Gabriel Valley)


also Dudes Night and French Exit but they suck.

[RichDVLPMNT]

Development are a new band from Tempe, Arizona and have been creating quite a buzz on the local scene.
FFO Crime in Stereo, Daylight, Basement etc...
We just dropped our Debut EP on January 21st!
Check us out! Any feedback is much appreciated.

Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Develo...52934054727095

Bandcamp:
http://developmentaz.bandcamp.com/

[JayDanielHammer]

I'm sure Holly Hox will come in here and school me but I haven't heard anything too amazing lately. I really like Tiny Moving Parts and Reflections right now but I used to love Gloria, The Semester, Take Cover, Cannary Rose, Small Towns

There are a lot of really crappy popcore bands in this state right now it seems.

I have yet to read this entire thread so I will go back to the beginning and see if any were posted.